The Governing Body’s work is all about making sure that the school delivers what it is supposed to – the best possible education and care for all the children who attend Manby Lodge. Our Governing Body is made up of parent governors, school staff and representatives from the community and the local authority. Our termly Full Governing Body Meetings are open to parents and carers – dates are on the Key Dates document on the school calendar page
Helen Russell
Chair of Governors, Well-being and Diversity & Equality Link Governor.
Attended 4 Full Governing Body Meetings
Academic Year 2022-23
Miriam Morris
Headteacher
Attended 4 Full Governing Body Meetings
Academic Year 2022-23
Mark Hamilton
Vice Chair of Governors, member of Children & Learning and Resources Committees, PE & PSHE Link Governor.
Attended 4 Full Governing Body Meetings
Academic Year 2022-23
Wendy Luiz
Chair of Children & Learning Committee, Safeguarding/Child Protection and LAC Link Governor. Wendy is also our Inclusion/SENCO Link Governor.
Attended 4 Full Governing Body Meetings
Academic Year 2022-23
James Thomas
Chair of Resources Committee, Health & Safety Link Governor.
Attended 2 Full Governing Body Meetings
Academic Year 2022-23
David O'Farrell
Elected Parent Governor, member of Resources Committee, History, Geography & Computing Link Governor.
Attended 4 Full Governing Body Meetings
Academic Year 2022-23
Helen Smith
Staff Governor, member of Children & Learning Committee.
Attended 4 Full Governing Body Meetings
Academic Year 2022-23
Maureen Papworth
Governor, member of Children & Learning & Resources Committees, Safeguarding and Reading, Writing & Phonics Link Governor.
Attended 4 Full Governing Body Meetings
Academic Year 2022-23
Nick Mehta
Elected Parent Governor, Member of Children & Learning and Resources Committee, Maths, Science and Pupil Premium Link Governor
Attended 1 Full Governing Body Meeting (Appointed May 2023)
Academic Year 2022-23
Jill Sanders
Clerk for Governor Meetings
Attended 4 Full Governing Body Meetings
Academic Year 2022-23
Helen Plummer
School Business Manager, attendee of Full Governing Body meetings and Resources Committee
Attended 4 Full Governing Body Meetings
Academic Year 2022-23
Karen Saffer
Deputy Headteacher / SENCO / Mental Health / Assessment Lead, attendee of Full Governing Body meetings and Children & Learning Committee.
Attended 4 Full Governing Body Meetings
Academic Year 2022-23
Our focus is on continuous school improvement and by law, we have three main strands to our role:
To Provide a Strategic View
What are our long term aims, how will we achieve them and how, as governors do we know how effective the school is?
To Act as a Critical Friend
We promote the school and support its work by monitoring and evaluating the school’s effectiveness. We work closely with the Headteacher and her Senior Leadership Team to monitor safeguarding and child protection, to satisfy ourselves that measures are in place and followed. As well as providing challenge, we fully support the school to ensure the well-being of pupils and staff.
To Ensure Accountability
Governors are the “responsible” body and it is our job to be accountable to pupils, their parents and carers and all other stakeholders, for the decisions we make as a governing body and for the academic and personal developmental progress our pupils make. It is also our role as governors, to hold the school to account, on behalf of the stakeholder groups of whom we are representative members.
Governing Body Register of Interests as at December 2016
| Governor | Name of Organisation | Nature of Business | Nature of Interest | Date Declared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Bax | None | 13.09.2015 | ||
| Gareth Jones | None | 30.06.2015 | ||
| Alison Morgan | Esher High School Cleves School PTA |
Education PTA |
Administrator Trustee |
09.09.2015 |
| Bernard Pryor | None | 30.01.2015 | ||
| Katie Fitzgerald (on maternity leave from November 2016) | Manby Lodge Infant School | Education | Teacher | 27.01.2015 |
| Tracy Creasey | Manby Lodge Infant School | Education | Headteacher | 27.01.2015 |
| Emma Bird | Lloyds Banking Group | Banking | Employee | 01.01.2016 |
| Simon Tarr | People 1st ITB Pension Funds The Federation for Industry Skills and Standards |
Education Charity Pension Fund Registered Charity |
CEO Trustee Trustee and Non-Executive Director |
01.01.2016 01.01.2016 01.01.2016 |
| Graham Douglas | Sunbury Manor School Education |
NUT Trade Union |
Teacher Member |
8.12.2016 8.12.2016 |